Nothing can break a well-engineered supply chain like for poor quality information. Issues due to data accuracy or integrity can often stop the automated supply chain as information fails to load in systems. Using an Information Development approach, organisations should aim to improve data quality over time in an ongoing fashion. Data Latency is also a major issue. Minimising this latency mandates the need to remove manual processes that require an operator. Successful information integration often follows a progressive process whereby processes go from manual, to batch, and then finally to real-time synchronization. The transition from batch, to real-time, through to Services-Oriented Architecture that allows reuse of much of the existing technology